Blue Sky grant presentation

1. Digital Publishers
Founded by gamers, fiction lovers, & someone
with previous experience starting a business

2. Welcome
HCS consists of two editors (Marta &
Mary) several writers (Norm, Raymond,
Jason, Margaret, & Gwendolyn), and a
few artists (Belit, Jason, Javier,
Michael, Kurt, & William)

3. What we Publish
• Speculative fiction (The combination of sci-fi,
fantasy, Mystery, & associated miscellaneous
“weirdness”)
• Gaming (general, pathfinder, Traveller, and anything
else I can get ahold of
• Graphic Novels (Set both in my world of Children
of the sun and other settings)
• Art, art, and more art! Did we mention Art?

4. How we Publish
• Through various websites (not just our own such as
rpgdrivethru.com, amazon kindle, sony reader, apple
ipad, barnes & noble nook, studio2publishing, paizo,
steve jackson games, green ronin, blackwyrm, noble
knights, lulu, blurb, createspace, bookemon.com, and
memory press (the last 5 being print on demand sites
allowing people to print them if they want
• Published in following formats: (PDF), Epub, Mobi

5. Why we Publish
Digitally
• In 2010 EBooks' net revenue was
$2.8 billion
• The Amazon Kindle, Apple Ipad,
Barnes and Noble Nook, & Sony
Reader sold 2 million units & they
all either use PDF or Epub formats

6. Target Market
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) reports
that the overall rate of adults reading novels and
short stories has increased. The largest increase
is the young adult population between 18 and 24,
and fiction accounts for a great deal of that
growth. Therefore, we have a great potential for
new customers in the young adult market.

7. Products

8. The Comics Industry
The Overview of the U.S. Comic Book & Graphic Novel
Market 2010-2011 reports, “The comic industry,
particularly the graphic novel segment, has been a
market largely untapped by traditional book publishers.
However, a growing number have come to embrace the
industry, with both publishers and retailers realizing
this diverse market offers significant and numerous
opportunities.”

9. Digital Demand Is
Growing
The industry expects digital sales to increase in
2012. This shows an increasing demand for digital
content as well as graphic novels. Here are some
popualar movies made from graphic novels:
Hellboy, wathmen, kick-ass, johah hex, 30 days of
nights, cowboys & aliens, sin city, tintin, the walking
dead!

10. Graphic Novels
Interactive stories for mature
people featuring adult situations,
language, and themes
Warning: They’re not for
children!

11. Interactivity
Interactive stories for mature people featuring
adult situations, language, and themes

12. Interactivity Our Way
Notice the TV.
In the future it
will also be the
computer
This is a rendering of a 3d interior

13. Interactivity Our Way
Click on the
tv/computer
with the
cursor!
The product will be a pdf on a computer or an epub on a
tablet/e-Reader

14. Interactivity Our Way
A computer
interface opens
up
This is just a initial interpretation of what the computer
interface looks like. Don’t get too attached to it!!!!!

15. Interactivity Our Way
The Reader can
select items on
the interface

16. Interactivity Our Way
Including a database the reader can access for crew files, ships
schematics, general news of the universe, a universe
encyclopedia, and “secret” files for different organizations

17. Gaze of Darkness
A twelve part story about mankind’s escape
from tyranny, 1200 years in the future. Humans
no longer live in the sol solar system, and
they struggle to survive evil stemming from
all parts of the universe. Just like today,
humans must fight their own demons as well.

18. Gaze of Darkness
The main hero Xavier a Naval Interdiction Unit
Bob The super
naval interdiction unit officer
soldier
officer

19. Gaze of Darkness
Oleg: evil
Pirate
commander
Admiral
Rodgers,
retired

20. Gaze of Darkness
Bloody Bart The psychopathic
pirate leader

21. Items Requesting
•Website upgrade: $200
•3d tech consultant: $100
•Artwork: $200

22. Credits
Many thanks to
• http://www.publishers.org/bookstats/formats/
• http://gizmodo.com/5478842/giz‐explains‐how‐youre‐gonna‐get‐screwed‐by‐
ebook‐formats
• & Joe Sweeney for his fine
impersonation as a pirate!!!!